Tension mounts as DR Congo is reluctant to grant U.S. privileged access to its rich minerals
Washington is disappointed there's no privileged access to the rich minerals in the eastern DRC. The United States on Thursday (April 30, 2026) slapped sanctions on the Democratic Republic of…
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Nigeria’s universities’ union ASUU begin one month “warning strike”
The usually disrupted and unpredictable academic schedules of the universities across Nigeria are set face another long, protracted strike. The National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Universities…
Super Bowl LVI: Los Angeles Rams beat Bengals 23-20; Snoop, Dre, 50 Cent, Eminem, Lamar, Mary J. Blige perform
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USAfrica: UFC champ Israel Adesanya defeats Rob Whittaker
Houston, Texas: A few minutes ago Saturday February 12, Israel Adesanya, the Nigerian-born New Zealander maintained his undefeated status in the middleweight category of the mixed martial arts/UFC. The flamboyant…
Nigeria’s dangerous universities, politicians and education. By Chidi Amuta
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Trump, flushed presidential papers and Maggie. By Chido Nwangwu
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Uganda to pay US$325m in reparations to DR Congo for role in war, UN court orders
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Uganda to pay US$325m in reparations to DR Congo for role in war, UN court…
USAfrica: Biden, Putin and Third World War knocking at Ukraine’s border. By Ken Okorie
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. I am not an alarmist, and am not about to start. But something is rapidly…
VP Kamala Harris’ husband whisked out of Black History Month event due to security threat
Washington DC (AP) — Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, was whisked out of an event Tuesday at a Washington high school by Secret Service agents following…
USAfrica: Catholic Bishops lament sit-at-home order(s) in the Igbo South East
The Nigerian Catholic Bishops in the Owerri Ecclesiastical Province in Imo State raised their opposition to the cumulative consequences of the frequent and unpredictable sit-at-home order(s) in the Igbo South…
Senegal erupts in joy, declares holiday for Africa soccer championship win
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South Africa to get its first woman Chief Justice Mandisa Maya
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An Africa Cup of Nations victory for Senegal has seemed like a matter of time, ever since they enraptured football fans the world over in the 2002 World Cup, humiliating champions…
USAfrica: The Duke Initiative, national restoration and leadership in Nigeria. By Chidi Amuta
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Nigeria’s presidential aspirant Anyim consults with Gani Adams, Bode George, Ayo Adebanjo
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